Professor Anthony Davis
M.A., D.Phil.(Oxon.), FRSC
Current positions
Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry
School of Chemistry
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Research interests
Current research interests include; supramolecular Chemistry, carbohydrate recognition, anion recognition and transport; crystal engineering, computer-aided molecular design.
Professor Davis is a supervisor in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Divalent Glucose Receptors for Biomimetic Glucose-Sensitive Switches - Rafia Siddiqui NIF
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
03/11/2025 to 02/11/2027
Synthetic Receptors, Transporters and Catalysts Aimed at Glucose-6-Phosphate - Debashis Mondal NIF
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
20/03/2025 to 19/03/2027
ENSCC - European Network on the Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbohydrates
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/03/2024 to 29/02/2028
After GluHUT - A New Era for Synthetic Carbohydrate Receptors
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/10/2023 to 30/09/2028
Recognition of Sialic Acid by Benzoboroxole Tethered Peptides -Newton International Fellow: Pritam Ghosh
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
20/06/2022 to 19/06/2024
Thesis supervisions
Urea Based Synthetic Lectins
Supervisors
Vancomycin Mimicry
Supervisors
Peptide Morse code
Supervisors
Aqueous Carboxylate Recognition: Towards New Supramolecular Antibiotics
Supervisors
Development of Urea Functionalised Synthetic Lectins
Supervisors
Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Aryl Quaternary Amino Acids Exploiting Unusual Urea Reactivity
Supervisors
Synthesis and application of porous organic polymers for removal of pollutants from wastewater
Supervisors
Receptors for High-Affinity Binding in Water
Supervisors
Studies on synthetic lectins
Supervisors
New Receptors for Glucose Recognition in Water
Supervisors
Molecular Morse Code
Supervisors
Vancomycin Mimicry
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
16/01/2026Amino-acid-encoded assembly of programmable chiral Solomon links
Nature Synthesis
Free energy simulations on a biomimetic glucose receptor
Chemical Science
Bicyclic anionic receptors for carboxylates in water
Chemical Science
Mechanically rigid metallopeptide nanostructures achieved by highly efficient folding
Nature Synthesis
Polyanionic Receptors for Carboxylates in Water
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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